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Hundreds of foreign visitors leave our country with impressions of ingratitude and selfishness. They think of us as having no regard for the finer things in life; a nation of people always busy pursuing their own interests.
Some look upon our tradition of Thanksgiving with scorn and disgust. To them, it is a convenient means of satisfying our conscience for our total lack of gratitude during the other 364 days of the year.
It is a shame that these people are so misinformed.
To Americans, Thanksgiving Day is the day on which they stop hurrying around trying to make the world better and give |
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thanks for the progress they have already made. It is no longer a time to thank God because some turkey crossed our path, as it was to the pilgrim. We want to leave nothing to luck anymore. We work for what we have-and we work hard. Those 364 other days are made up of the sweat and tears of every American. We get nothing for free and we don't want any charity. We are proud that we are on the giving end when it comes to the support of other countries and not on the receiving.
No, Thanksgiving isn't a time to quiet our conscience because we have nothing to be ashamed of. We have made a reality out of the dreams of the first Thanksgiving and that's something EVERY American can, and should be, proud of.
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